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M. R. SIBBITT.

BIT. APPLICATION FILED NOV.30,190B.

933,396. Y Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

MANFORD R. SIBBITT, OF JET, OKLAHOMA.

BIT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. '7, 1909.

Application filed November 30, 1908. Serial No. 465,361.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAN FORD R. SLBBITT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jet, in the county of Alfalfa and State of Oklahoma, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Bits, of which the following isa specification.

My invention is a bit adapted to be secured to an animal without ahead-stall. It is especially useful as a stud and jack bit, beingadapted for leading or for driving, and also being so arranged as toenable a person to hold the animal under control. It is also of specialadvantage in that itmay be applied to the animal before the halter isremoved, thus giving the animal no chance of breaking away.

It is the object of my invention to improve generally upon bits of thisgeneral nature; to provide a simple and efficient bit which may be usedboth for leading and for driving without a head-stall; to provide asimple and eflicient stud and jack bit adapted for use without ahead-stall; and to provide the parts, improvements, and combinationsherein pointed out and claimed.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification andin the description of the drawings, I have shown my invention in itspreferred form and have explained what I deemed to be the best mode ofapplying the principles thereof, but obvious changes in form,proportions, and materials, the transposition of parts, and thesubstitution of equivalent members may be resorted to, within the scopeof the appended claim, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Figure 1 is a view of a bit made in accordance with the principles of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a view of the same from the under side, the chainand part of the chin strap being removed. Fig. 3 is a view of thesupplemental bar, detached, and Fig. 4 is an end view of thesupplemental bar.

Similar reference characters indicate like or corresponding partsthroughout the several views. 7

5, 5 are the two links of the mouth-bar pivoted together by means of thecountersunk pivot 7 so as to be movable with relation to each other onlyin one plane. 6, 6 are the rings, to one of which is secured the end ofany suitable cable as a chain 8, which passes through the other ring andmay terminate in a ring 9. 13 is a supplemental bar which is preferablyright-angular in crosssection. It is secured to the mouth-bar by meansof the pivot 7 through the hole 7. His adapted to extend across themouth of the animal to which the bit is applied. Secured to thissupplemental bar and preferably on the back or under side thereof bymeans of rivets 12, 12, is a chin-strap 11 with a buckle 10. Thesepart-s are so arranged, as indicated in the drawings, that the bit maybe secured in the mouth of the animal by means of the chin-strap, whilethe pivot or hinge permits the links of the mouth-bar to move only inone plane, thereby having the advantage of a snafiie bit and withoutpossibility of the links becoming entangled or crossed with thechin-strap or supplemental bar. Obviously the use of this bit with thecable or chain, as indicated, will give a firm hold on the animal. It isalso a distinct advantage that this bit can be applied without ahead-stall; and it can be applied to the animal while the halter is onso as to avoid the possibility of the animal breaking away whilechanging from halter to bit. Also this bit'can be used for driving bysecuring the lines to the rings in the usual manner and without thehead-stall, by re moving the chain.

What I claim is:

The combination of a mouth-bar comprising two links pivoted together soas to be movable with relation to each other substantially in one plane,a supplemental bar pivoted to said mouth bar at the pivot and having afiat surface disposed in a plane substantially at right angles to saidfirst-named plane, and a chin-strap secured to the supplemental bar,said supplemental bar and chin-strap being adapted to embrace the lowerjaw of the animal above the teeth and to hold the bit in the mouthwithout the support of a head-stall.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence ofwitnesses.

MANFORD R. SIBBITT.

Witnesses:

HAZEL D. RICHARDSON, MYRON HoLcoMB, Jr.

